Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
PCHS Band, 1950
Muckers and Millionaires Case
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Highline spur during the winter
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
In Cahoots
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Make your own sock-puppet.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Crossing the Border
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
PCHS Band, 1950
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Book card in the Park City Library
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Crossing the Border
December 28, 2011
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
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UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Going Places
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Going Places
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
On a guided hike with Hal
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Way We Worked
Halloween at the Glenwood
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
December 28, 2011
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
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A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Test your flexibility!
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Go Figure!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
PCHS Band, 1950
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Test your flexibility!
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Utah Humanities Council
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
